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Pedestrians hurry through the streets in Times Square in New York, Feb 20. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Nearly a week of cold and ice has contributed to 18 weather-related fatalities in Tennessee since Monday, according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. They include nine people who died of hypothermia and five victims of motor-vehicle accidents.
Pennsylvania authorities said Friday at least two people had frozen to death outside.
A 119-year-old record low temperature for Feb. 20 was broken in Washington, with a temperature of 5 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 15 degrees Celsius) recorded at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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